植物
Chinese
to plant | thing; object; matter | ||
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simp. and trad. (植物) | 植 | 物 |
Pronunciation
Noun
植物
- (botany) plant; vegetation; flora (Classifier: 棵 m; 樖 c)
- 觀賞植物/观赏植物 ― guānshǎng zhíwù ― ornamental plant
- 植物育種者權利/植物育种者权利 ― zhíwù yùzhǒngzhě quánlì ― plant breeder’s rights
- 一曰山林,其動物宜毛物,其植物宜早物。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3rd century BCE
- Yī yuē shānlín, qí dòngwù yí máo wù, qí zhíwù yí zǎo wù. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
一曰山林,其动物宜毛物,其植物宜早物。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
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Hypernyms
- 真核生物 (zhēnhé shēngwù)
Coordinate terms
- 動物/动物 (dòngwù)
- 真菌 (zhēnjūn)
- 原生生物 (yuánshēng shēngwù)
Derived terms
Derived terms from 植物
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (植物):
- → Japanese: 植物 (shokubutsu)
- → Korean: 식물(植物) (singmul)
- → Vietnamese: thực vật (植物)
Adjective
植物
- (medicine, attributive) vegetative
- 植物狀態/植物状态 ― zhíwù zhuàngtài ― vegetative state
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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植 | 物 |
うえ Grade: 3 | もの Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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植 | 物 |
しょく Grade: 3 | ぶつ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) しょくぶつ [shòkúꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
植物 or 植物 • (shokubutsu or uemono) ←うゑもの (uwemono)?
- plant; vegetation
Usage notes
The Chinese-derived reading shokubutsu is more common.
Antonyms
- 動物 (dōbutsu, “animal”)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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植 | 物 |
Noun
植物 • (singmul) (hangeul 식물)
- Hanja form? of 식물 (“plants, vegetation”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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植 | 物 |
Noun
植物
- chữ Hán form of thực vật (“plants, vegetation”).